Today, former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has been appointed as the new independent Chair of the Supercars Commision.
Masi will replace Neil Crompton as Chair with the role coming into effect immediately.
The Australian previously held a position in Supercars as the Deputy Race Director and has worked in TOCA Australia, the Touring Car Entrants’ Group and Motorsport Australia in the past.
He also worked as the Race Director for the Dunlop Super2 Series in 2015. The following year, Masi was appointed Supercars Deputy Race Director under Tim Schenken.
In 2018, he became Deputy Race Director alongside Charlie Whiting for the FIA.
He continued to work for Supercars until he was promoted to F1 Race Director in 2019 following Whiting’s passing.
Following the controversial events of the F1 finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021, Masi stepped down from the Race Director role.
Masi’s first round as Chair of the Supercars Commission will be next weekend’s ITM Auckland SuperSprint.
“I view this role as continuing the amazing work already done by Neil and the Commission to lead Supercars into a brand new era with the introduction of the Gen3 Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang,” Masi said speaking with Supercars.
“I’m very proud to have been appointed to this role and look forward to working with the key stakeholders in the sport to ensure the future is an exciting one for our teams, partners, sponsors and most importantly the fans.”
